PHY 105 SPRING 2018-2019

MIDTERM 2

May 4, 2019
10:40 AM - 12:30 PM

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Do NOT forget to mark the version of your exam booklet on the answer sheet provided.
The exam contains 20 questions, each worth 5 points.
You may work out your solutions in your exam booklet, but you will NOT receive partial credit for any work
done. You MUST mark your responses on the separate answer sheet provided.
Mark only one response for each question. Multiple responses will be considered as incorrect.
Incorrect responses will be penalized; 1.25 points will be deducted for each incorrect response.
Calculators, cell phones and any other electronic devices are NOT allowed. You MUST turn off all your
electronic devices and submit them to your exam proctor(s).

Useful information:

Acceleration due to gravity:

g = 10 m/s2

Values of trigonometric functions for common angles:

sin 30 o = 0.5, cos 30 o = 0.9
sin 37 o = 0.6, cos 37 o = 0.8
sin 45 o = 0.7, cos 45 o = 0.7
sin 53o = 0.8, cos 53o = 0.6
sin 60 o = 0.9, cos 60 o = 0.5

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1. A car moving with a constant speed v is taking a horizontal circular curve of radius R. Which of the following
statements is correct? Assume that air resistance is negligible.

A. The net force acting on the car is zero

B. The net force acting on the car is directed away from the center of the circular curve and its magnitude is
increasing
C. The net force acting on the car is toward the center of the circular curve and its magnitude is increasing
D. The net force acting on the car is directed away from the center of the circular curve and its magnitude is
constant
E. The net force acting on the car is toward the center of the circular curve and its magnitude is constant

2. A car skids to a stop along a horizontal road, leaving skid marks 50 m long. If the coefficient of kinetic friction
between the tires and the road is 0.40, determine the speed of the car just before it starts to skid.

A. 15 m/s
B. 40 m/s
C. 20 m/s
D. impossible to determine without knowing the mass of the car
E. 10 m/s

3. As shown in the figure below, three blocks are placed in contact on a frictionless horizontal surface. The
coefficients of static and kinetic friction between the blocks of masses 2M and 3M are 0.2 and 0.1, respectively.
A constant force of magnitude F is to be applied horizontally to the block of mass M such that the three blocks
accelerate together to the right. If M = 8 kg, what is the maximum force F that can be applied before the block
of mass 3M slides off the block of mass 2M?

A. 128 N
B. 80 N
C. 48 N
D. 96 N
E. 24 N

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4. A model airplane of mass 1 kg flies with a constant speed of 20 m/s in a horizontal circle of radius 40 m. The
forces exerted on the airplane are shown in the figure below: the force of gravity mg ä, the tension ä
T in the
ä
control wire, and the aerodynamic lift Flift that acts at θ = 37 o
inward from the vertical. Compute the tension in
the wire, assuming that it makes a constant angle of θ = 37 with the horizontal.
o

A. 10 N
B. 12 N
C. 2N
D. 1N
E. 8N

5. A box is pulled a distance d across a horizontal surface by a force ä

F which makes an angle of θ = 30o with the
horizontal. If the magnitude F of the force and distance d are kept constant, but θ is increased to 60o, the work
done by ä
F on the box
A. increases or decreases depending on whether the surface is frictionless or not
B. increases
C. decreases
D. remains the same
E. increases or decreases depending on the mass of the box

r i = (i8 + 5j8 − 4k8 ) m to a final

F = (3i8 + 2j8 − 4k8 ) N acts on an object as it moves from an initial position ä
6. A force ä
r f = (3i8 − 2j8 + 8k8 ) m. How much work does ä
position ä F do on the object during this displacement?

A. −56 J
B. −28 J
C. 56 J
D. −48 J
E. 48 J

7. A single force acting on an object accelerates it from rest to a final speed v. The force is then replaced with
another one that accelerates the same object from rest to the same final speed v but in a shorter time. Which of
the following statements is correct?

A. Shorter time means a bigger force, so more work is done on the object
B. Shorter time means the object travels a longer distance, so more work is done on the object
C. Shorter time means the object travels a shorter distance, so less work is done on the object
D. Shorter time means a smaller force, so less work is done on the object
E. The change in kinetic energy is the same in both cases, so the same amount of work is done on the object

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 8. A block is allowed to slide down a ramp of length L until it reaches the bottom. The coefficient of kinetic
friction between the block and the ramp is µk > 0. If the experiment is carried out with the ramp at an angle of
θ = 30o, 45o, and 60o to the horizontal, in which case does the force of friction do the most work?

A. θ = 30o
B. The force of friction does not do any work in all cases
C. The force of friction does the same amount of work in all cases
D. θ = 45o
E. θ = 60o

Questions 9-10
A block enters the track shown in the figure below with an initial speed v o. There is no friction between the
block and the track except along the rough horizontal section of length d = 8 m between points B and C, where
the coefficient of kinetic friction is µk = 0.5. The hill at point A has a height of h = 5 m.

9. What must be the minimum initial speed v o of the block so that it passes the hill at point A?

A. 6 m/s
B. 10 m/s
C. 2 m/s
D. 5 m/s
E. 8 m/s

10. Now assume that the initial speed of the block is v o = 20 m/s. To what maximum height H does the block reach
after passing through the rough section between points B and C?

A. 8m
B. 20 m
C. 4m
D. 12 m
E. 16 m

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11. As shown in the figure below, a block of mass m = 2.0 kg is placed on a rough plane inclined at an angle of
θ = 37o to the horizontal. The block is connected to a horizontal spring of negligible mass and a force constant
of k = 100 N/m over a massless and frictionless pulley. The block is then released from rest when the spring is
unstretched. If the block moves 20 cm down the incline before coming to rest, calculate the amount of
mechanical energy lost due to friction.

A. 4.2 J
B. 1.8 J
C. 2.0 J
D. 0.4 J
E. 2.4 J

12. A 1-kg block is attached to the upper end of a massless vertical spring of force constant 100 N/m. You apply a
vertical force to move the block vertically upward at constant velocity. Calculate the amount of work you do
on the block-spring-Earth system as you extend the spring 10 cm from its equilibrium position.
A. zero
B. 1.5 J
C. 0.5 J
D. −0.5 J
E. −1.5 J

13. A person pushes a box across a horizontal surface at a constant speed of 0.5 m/s. The box has a mass of 40 kg
and the coefficient of kinetic friction between the box and the surface is 0.25. Find the power supplied to the
box by the person.

A. 50 W
B. 5W
C. 200 W
D. 100 W
E. 10 W

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14. Two point particles are located in the xy-plane. The first particle has a mass of m 1 = 3 g and its coordinates are
given as (x 1 = −1, y 1 = 2) cm. The second particle has a mass of m2 = 2 g and its coordinates are given as
(x 2 = 2, y 2 = 4) cm. Find x CM / y CM, the ratio of the center of mass coordinates of this system of two particles.

A. 14 / 5
B. 1/5
C. 5 / 14
D. 1 / 14
E. 1/2

15. If the total momentum of an isolated system of particles is zero, which of the following is not correct?
A. The net external force acting on the system is zero
B. The total kinetic energy of the particles is necessarily zero
C. All the particles can be at rest
D. The velocity of the center of mass of the system is zero
E. The net impulse on the system is zero

vi = −vj8 to ä
16. The velocity of a particle of mass m changes from ä vf = vi8. What is the impulse delivered to the
particle?

A. mv(i8 − 8j)
B. mv(i8 + 8j)
C. 2 mvi8
D. zero
E. − 2 mvj8

17. A 50-kg child sits at one end of a 3-m canoe that has a mass of 25 kg and is initially at rest in still water. If the
child moves to the opposite end of the canoe, how far does the canoe move?

A. 6m
B. 1m
C. 2m
D. 3m
E. 4m

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18. An 8-kg object moving with a velocity of 6i m/s collides with a 4-kg object moving with a velocity of −3j8 m/s.
If the collision is perfectly inelastic, calculate the amount of kinetic energy lost during the collision.

A. 60 J
B. 102 J
C. 162 J
D. 144 J
E. 18 J

Questions 19-20
Two particles both of mass m and speed v move in the xy-plane as shown in the figure below and undergo a
perfectly inelastic collision. After the collision, the composite system moves along the x-axis with a speed of
v/2.

19. Find θ.

A. 63o
B. 30o
C. 37o
D. 60o
E. 45o

20. What is the magnitude of the velocity of the center of mass of the two-particle system before the collision?

A. 3v / 2
B. v/2
C. v
D. 2v
E. v/4

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PHY 105 SPRING 2018-2019 MIDTERM 2 - VERSION A
Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ANS: E
2. ANS: C
3. ANS: D
4. ANS: C
5. ANS: C
6. ANS: A
7. ANS: E
8. ANS: A
9. ANS: B
10. ANS: E
11. ANS: D
12. ANS: B
13. ANS: A
14. ANS: D
15. ANS: B
16. ANS: B
17. ANS: C
18. ANS: A
19. ANS: D
20. ANS: B